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Latvia vs Solomon Islands statistics compared

Updated on by Georank team

Latvia has a population of 1.86M (ranked 149/197), compared with 819K in The Solomon Islands (ranked 162/197). Latvia's land area is 24,027 sq mi versus 10,807 sq mi for The Solomon Islands (ranked 121st vs. 141st).

By GDP, Latvia ranks 100/197 ($43.5B) and The Solomon Islands ranks 182/197 ($1.76B). By GDP per capita, Latvia ranks 53/197 ($23,368), while The Solomon Islands ranks 153/197 ($2,149).

Main facts and rankings

Latvia Solomon Islands
Population
1844219
854419
Population rank 149/197 161/197
GDP
$43.5B
2024
$1.76B
2024
GDP rank 100/197 182/197
GDP per capita
$23,368
2024
$2,149
2024
GDP per capita rank 53/197 153/197
GDP per capita, PPP
$43,867
2024
$2,872
2024
Government debt
$20.6B
2024
$388M
2024
Debt-to-GDP ratio
48.3%
2025
23.7%
2025
Government debt per person
$11,068
2024
$473
2024
Government debt per person rank 52/185 169/185
Average annual personal income after taxes
$15,995
2025
$2,069
2025
Land area
24,027 sq mi
2025
10,807 sq mi
2025
Population density
77.5 ppl/mi²
2024
75.8 ppl/mi²
2024
Fertility rate
1.36
2023
3.56
2023
Median age
44.3 years
2024
21.5 years
2024
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
70.8 years
2025

Latvia and Solomon Islands: Comparison Charts

Latvia and Solomon Islands economies compared

GDP
Latvia

Solomon Islands
Year GDP
Latvia Solomon Islands
1967 - $25,203,524
1968 - $28,084,253
1969 - $28,606,411
1970 - -
1971 - $50,056,883
1972 - $40,606,712
1973 - $55,272,109
1974 - $84,539,332
1975 - $74,620,320
1976 - $83,100,834
1977 - $93,145,283
1978 - $111,027,427
1979 - $151,276,496
1980 - $182,852,107
1981 - $193,750,541
1982 - $192,902,019
1983 - $181,220,399
1984 - $181,570,474
1985 - $165,524,943
1986 - $147,620,048
1987 - $155,128,542
1988 - $176,494,394
1989 - $172,882,411
1990 - $214,877,667
1991 - $227,540,473
1992 - $269,034,596
1993 - $300,746,361
1994 - $402,837,005
1995 $5,608,208,785 $469,443,202
1996 $5,799,465,288 $510,586,430
1997 $6,349,481,007 $526,554,006
1998 $6,974,112,951 $457,579,840
1999 $7,324,192,890 $488,024,514
2000 $7,761,252,607 $419,842,674
2001 $8,190,888,740 $409,508,553
2002 $9,249,030,241 $346,406,739
2003 $11,244,337,720 $417,668,983
2004 $13,827,070,379 $468,005,319
2005 $16,306,935,905 $552,864,570
2006 $20,434,922,247 $617,258,154
2007 $29,420,499,248 $695,295,348
2008 $34,135,200,994 $776,337,692
2009 $25,691,530,442 $805,557,563
2010 $23,468,324,572 $898,133,685
2011 $26,575,547,901 $1,063,895,361
2012 $27,116,149,949 $1,185,215,418
2013 $29,152,128,168 $1,285,911,586
2014 $30,277,203,767 $1,335,571,421
2015 $26,344,565,877 $1,307,909,888
2016 $27,117,105,060 $1,379,490,304
2017 $29,391,059,767 $1,469,789,119
2018 $33,247,935,477 $1,615,478,393
2019 $33,099,503,951 $1,619,155,017
2020 $33,379,927,435 $1,536,145,814
2021 $38,183,326,785 $1,522,794,913
2022 $38,014,713,596 $1,566,360,686
2023 $42,572,151,720 $1,660,896,531
2024 $43,520,773,851 $1,760,767,447

Latvia and Solomon Islands economies compared

GDP per capita
Latvia

Solomon Islands
Year GDP per capita
Latvia Solomon Islands
1967 - $153.5
1968 - $166.9
1969 - $165.9
1970 - $162
1971 - $277.1
1972 - $219.5
1973 - $291.3
1974 - $433
1975 - $372
1976 - $401
1977 - $434
1978 - $500
1979 - $658
1980 - $768
1981 - $786
1982 - $756
1983 - $686
1984 - $665
1985 - $586
1986 - $506
1987 - $515
1988 - $567
1989 - $538
1990 - $648
1991 - $666
1992 - $764
1993 - $829
1994 - $1,078
1995 $2,257 $1,220
1996 $2,360 $1,289
1997 $2,610 $1,292
1998 $2,894 $1,092
1999 $3,064 $1,134
2000 $3,278 $953
2001 $3,505 $912
2002 $4,004 $757
2003 $4,915 $896
2004 $6,110 $986
2005 $7,284 $1,144
2006 $9,212 $1,256
2007 $13,371 $1,390
2008 $15,678 $1,526
2009 $11,996 $1,555
2010 $11,188 $1,685
2011 $12,903 $1,924
2012 $13,329 $2,066
2013 $14,484 $2,161
2014 $15,186 $2,165
2015 $13,322 $2,045
2016 $13,839 $2,083
2017 $15,132 $2,144
2018 $17,252 $2,278
2019 $17,295 $2,224
2020 $17,564 $2,063
2021 $20,262 $1,997
2022 $20,227 $2,005
2023 $22,676 $2,076
2024 $23,368 $2,149

Latvia vs. Solomon Islands life expectancy calculator

Life expectancy
Latvia

Solomon Islands
Year Life expectancy, years
Latvia Solomon Islands
1950 64.6 41.4
1951 65.2 42
1952 65.7 42.6
1953 66.2 43.2
1954 66.7 43.7
1955 67.1 44.3
1956 67.6 42.8
1957 68.3 45.7
1958 68.9 46.3
1959 69.5 47
1960 70.3 47.7
1961 70.5 48.3
1962 69.9 49
1963 70.3 49.8
1964 71.5 50.6
1965 71.2 51.4
1966 71.2 52.3
1967 70.9 53.1
1968 70.5 54.1
1969 70.2 55.1
1970 70.2 56.1
1971 70.6 57
1972 70.3 57.9
1973 70.2 58.8
1974 70.1 59.6
1975 69.3 58.4
1976 69.4 61.2
1977 69.4 61.5
1978 69.3 62.5
1979 68.8 63.1
1980 69.1 63.7
1981 69.1 64.1
1982 69.6 64.5
1983 69.4 64.8
1984 69.4 65
1985 69.6 65.3
1986 71 64.7
1987 71 65.7
1988 70.9 65.9
1989 70.4 66.1
1990 69.5 66.2
1991 69.2 66.4
1992 68.5 66.5
1993 66.6 66.6
1994 65.2 66.7
1995 66 66.7
1996 68.6 66.7
1997 69.2 66.8
1998 68.9 66.9
1999 69.6 67
2000 70.2 67.1
2001 69.9 67.2
2002 70.2 67.4
2003 70.6 67.5
2004 70.9 67.6
2005 70.6 67.8
2006 70.6 68
2007 70.8 67.8
2008 72 68.3
2009 72.7 68.4
2010 73 68.7
2011 73.7 68.8
2012 73.9 69
2013 74.2 69
2014 74.3 69
2015 74.7 69.3
2016 74.8 69.5
2017 74.8 69.7
2018 75 69.8
2019 75.6 70
2020 75.5 69.3
2021 73.2 68.9
2022 74.9 70.4
2023 76.2 70.5
2024 76.3 70.7
2025 76.5 70.8

Latvia and Solomon Islands population clocks and comparison

Population
Latvia

Solomon Islands
Year Population
Latvia Solomon Islands
1960 2,120,979 139,688
1961 2,152,681 142,912
1962 2,181,586 146,201
1963 2,210,919 149,589
1964 2,240,623 153,085
1965 2,265,919 156,686
1966 2,283,217 160,393
1967 2,301,220 164,245
1968 2,323,619 168,282
1969 2,343,173 172,476
1970 2,359,164 176,579
1971 2,376,389 180,637
1972 2,395,674 184,994
1973 2,415,819 189,774
1974 2,437,186 195,041
1975 2,456,130 200,744
1976 2,470,989 207,194
1977 2,485,073 214,418
1978 2,497,921 222,029
1979 2,505,953 229,953
1980 2,511,701 238,135
1981 2,519,421 246,555
1982 2,531,080 255,200
1983 2,546,011 264,068
1984 2,562,047 273,163
1985 2,578,873 282,455
1986 2,599,892 291,842
1987 2,626,583 301,414
1988 2,653,434 311,265
1989 2,666,955 321,282
1990 2,663,151 331,435
1991 2,650,581 341,738
1992 2,614,338 352,205
1993 2,563,290 362,839
1994 2,520,742 373,675
1995 2,485,056 384,733
1996 2,457,222 396,009
1997 2,432,851 407,474
1998 2,410,019 419,071
1999 2,390,482 430,500
2000 2,367,550 440,469
2001 2,337,170 449,125
2002 2,310,173 457,671
2003 2,287,955 466,154
2004 2,263,122 474,611
2005 2,238,799 483,080
2006 2,218,357 491,594
2007 2,200,325 500,156
2008 2,177,322 508,790
2009 2,141,669 518,141
2010 2,097,555 532,968
2011 2,059,709 552,945
2012 2,034,319 573,606
2013 2,012,647 594,945
2014 1,993,782 616,908
2015 1,977,527 639,415
2016 1,959,537 662,379
2017 1,942,248 685,672
2018 1,927,174 709,101
2019 1,913,822 728,147
2020 1,900,449 744,498
2021 1,884,490 762,591
2022 1,879,383 781,066
2023 1,877,445 800,005
2024 1,862,441 819,198

Fertility rates in Latvia and Solomon Islands

Fertility rate
Latvia

Solomon Islands
Year Fertility rate
Latvia Solomon Islands
1960 1.94 7.07
1961 1.94 7.05
1962 1.91 7.04
1963 1.85 7.03
1964 1.79 7.05
1965 1.74 7.02
1966 1.76 7
1967 1.8 6.97
1968 1.83 6.95
1969 1.88 6.97
1970 1.96 6.98
1971 2 6.99
1972 2 6.99
1973 1.98 7
1974 1.97 7.01
1975 1.96 6.99
1976 1.93 6.95
1977 1.89 6.92
1978 1.87 6.87
1979 1.87 6.82
1980 1.86 6.77
1981 1.88 6.71
1982 1.97 6.64
1983 2.07 6.57
1984 2.09 6.49
1985 2.08 6.38
1986 2.12 6.26
1987 2.15 6.12
1988 2.11 5.99
1989 2.05 5.87
1990 2.02 5.74
1991 1.86 5.62
1992 1.73 5.51
1993 1.51 5.45
1994 1.39 5.4
1995 1.25 5.34
1996 1.16 5.22
1997 1.11 5.09
1998 1.09 4.98
1999 1.16 4.86
2000 1.25 4.76
2001 1.22 4.67
2002 1.26 4.6
2003 1.32 4.54
2004 1.29 4.47
2005 1.39 4.41
2006 1.46 4.39
2007 1.54 4.37
2008 1.58 4.36
2009 1.46 4.35
2010 1.36 4.34
2011 1.33 4.34
2012 1.44 4.33
2013 1.52 4.33
2014 1.65 4.36
2015 1.7 4.29
2016 1.74 4.2
2017 1.69 4.06
2018 1.6 3.93
2019 1.61 3.8
2020 1.55 3.75
2021 1.57 3.69
2022 1.47 3.62
2023 1.36 3.56

Latvia and Solomon Islands demographics compared

Median age
Latvia

Solomon Islands
Year Median age, years
Latvia Solomon Islands
1960 32.3 16.8
1961 32.4 16.9
1962 32.6 16.9
1963 32.8 17
1964 33 17
1965 33.2 17
1966 33.5 17
1967 33.8 16.9
1968 34 16.8
1969 34.1 16.8
1970 34.2 16.7
1971 34.3 16.6
1972 34.5 16.6
1973 34.6 16.4
1974 34.7 16.3
1975 34.9 16.1
1976 35 15.9
1977 35.1 15.9
1978 35.1 15.8
1979 35.1 15.8
1980 34.9 15.8
1981 34.8 15.9
1982 34.7 15.9
1983 34.6 16
1984 34.7 16.1
1985 34.7 16.2
1986 34.7 16.3
1987 34.6 16.4
1988 34.6 16.5
1989 34.5 16.7
1990 34.6 16.8
1991 34.8 17
1992 35.2 17.1
1993 35.6 17.2
1994 36 17.4
1995 36.2 17.5
1996 36.6 17.7
1997 36.9 17.8
1998 37.3 17.9
1999 37.6 18.1
2000 37.9 18.3
2001 38.3 18.4
2002 38.6 18.6
2003 38.9 18.8
2004 39.2 19
2005 39.4 19.1
2006 39.7 19.2
2007 39.9 19.4
2008 40.1 19.4
2009 40.5 19.5
2010 41.1 19.6
2011 41.6 19.6
2012 42 19.7
2013 42.3 19.7
2014 42.5 19.8
2015 42.8 19.9
2016 43 20
2017 43.2 20.2
2018 43.4 20.4
2019 43.6 20.5
2020 43.8 20.7
2021 43.9 20.9
2022 44 21.1
2023 44.1 21.3
2024 44.3 21.5

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National statistics comparison

Finance

Latvia Solomon Islands
GNI, Atlas method
$40.8B
2024
$1.71B
2024
Government expenditure, % of GDP
44.4%
2025
35.7%
2025
Education expenditure, % of GDP
4.32%
2022
8.29%
2023
Military expenditure, % of GDP
2.27%
2023
n/a
Armed forces personnel
9,000
2020
n/a
Deficit/surplus, % of GDP
-3.63%
2025
-3.15%
2025
Unemployment rate
6.88%
2024
0.69%
2013
Services, % of GDP
63.1%
2024
47.3%
2022
Industry, % of GDP
19.9%
2024
18.7%
2022
Economic freedom index
71.4
2025
56.3
2025
Income share by richest 10%
26.2%
2023
29.2%
2012
Income share by poorest 10%
2.6%
2023
2.8%
2012
Listed domestic companies
56
2003
n/a
Total reserves including gold
$5.14B
2024
$688M
2023
Personal remittances received
$1.34B
2024
$95.2M
2024
International tourist arrivals
3,204,000
2020
4,400
2020
International tourism as share of exports
7.25%
2007
1.63%
2020
Banked people share
95%
2024
n/a

Energy

Latvia Solomon Islands
Energy use, kg of oil equivalent per capita
2,248 kg
2023
128 kg
2007
GDP PPP per kg equivalent of energy use
$18.6
2023
$14.6
2007
Carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions
6.55 megatons
2023
0.42 megatons
2023
CO2 emissions per capita
3.49 tons
2023
0.52 tons
2023
Fossil fuel energy use share
47.8%
2023
0%
2007
Renewable energy use share
44%
2021
50.1%
2022
Alternative and nuclear energy use share
8.79%
2023
n/a
Net energy imports use share
34.3%
2023
n/a
Electric power consumption per capita
3,629 kWh
2023
n/a
Renewable electricity output share
63.6%
2021
6.56%
2021
Hydroelectric share
59.4%
2023
0.86%
2021
Nuclear share
0%
2021
0%
2021
Electricity access
100%
2023
81.3%
2023

Society

Latvia Solomon Islands
% of world population
0.02%
2024
0.01%
2024
Annual migration change
-2,225
2024
+1,610
2024
Urban population
68.8%
2024
26.5%
2024
Male:Female ratio
50:50
2024
50:50
2024
Average male height
5.94 ft
2025
5.35 ft
2025
Average female height
5.54 ft
2025
5.14 ft
2025
Quality of life index
74.3
2025
37.4
2025
Corruption Perceptions Index
59
2024
43
2024
Higher education index
70
2025
2
2025
Homicides per 100K people
2.5
2023
3.68
2008
Road traffic mortality per 100K people
8.1
2019
16.5
2019
Visa free countries
172
2025
137
2025
Adult literacy rate
99.9%
2021
84.1%
2013
English speaking
45.9%
2023
31.7%
2023
People using the Internet
92.7%
2024
42.5%
2023

Health

Latvia Solomon Islands
Government health expenditure per capita
$1,642
2022
$96.7
2022
Out-of-pocket health expenditure per capita
$505
2022
$3.6
2022
Life expectancy
76.5 years
2025
70.8 years
2025
Foreign aid share of health expenditure
0.18%
2022
27.4%
2022
Physicians per 1,000 people
3.38
2021
0.19
2016
Age at first childbirth
28 years
2023
22.6 years
2025
Maternal mortality per 100K births
19
2023
123
2023
Mortality rate before reaching 5 years of age, per 1,000 live births
3
2023
20.6
2023
Obesity rate
24.9%
2022
23.3%
2022
Diabetes prevalence
7.1%
2024
12%
2024
Air quality index
75
2025
93
2025
Tobacco use prevalence
33.9%
2022
36.9%
2022
Pure alcohol consumption per capita
12.9 liters
2020
1.45 liters
2020

Territory

Latvia Solomon Islands
% of world land
0.04%
2025
0.02%
2025
Land area per capita
12,901 sq mi
2024
13,192 sq mi
2024
Agricultural land area
7,610 sq mi
2025
422 sq mi
2025
Forest area
13,214 sq mi
2025
9,733 sq mi
2025
Roads length n/a
864 mi
2011

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